___ Searchable Map and Satellite View of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Satellite view showing Baton Rouge, capital and second largest city (behind New Orleans) of the State of Louisiana in the United States. The port city is located in the southeastern part of the state along the Mississippi River, about 80.6 mi (130 km) northwest of New Orleans.

The city started its existence in 1719 as a French military post. Baton Rouge was incorporated in 1817 and became Louisiana's state capitol in 1849. In the 19th century, the city became a hub for steamboat trade and transportation and its population grew steadily.
Today, Baton Rouge (from French, meaning Red Stick) has a population of about 229,000 inhabitants (est. 2013).

The city is a growing technology center
and its economy is based on industry, especially petrochemistry, and is becoming a top location for motion picture filming in recent years, with a growing number of movie studios. Largest employer in the city is the State of Louisiana.

Standard time zone: Central Standard Time (CST); UTC/GMT -6 hours
Central Daylight Time (CDT) in use from the second Sunday in March, ends on the first Sunday in November; time zone offset: UTC/GMT -5 hours

Google Map: Searchable Map of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

to pan the map click on the respective arrow on the pan button or click on the map and move your mouse/pointer to drag the map around (pan).

to Zoom in +, or Zoom out – use the zoom buttons; or double click on the map to zoom in.

Map Type Control Buttons;
To switch between various map types click on this buttons:

Click the Map button for a street map, this button holds the option for Terrain, it displays a detailed physical map.

Click the Satellite for a satellite image;
with the option to switch Labels on and off, for a combination of satellite image and street map.

The "Pegman" symbol offers the switch to Google's street view, the 360-degree, panoramic, and street-level imagery.
To enjoy street views, grab pegman with your cursor and hoover over the map, when street view is available parts of the map will change to blue, drop pegman there and you might have a lot of fun within unimaginable boring landscapes.

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